Elizabeth I
n 1: Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII
and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic)
and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign
Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was
defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary
genius (1533-1603) [syn: {Elizabeth}, {Elizabeth I}]